Friday, January 31st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Playwright Michael Alderman, Director Susi Brown & Actor Ethan Taylor with “The Mystery of Marie Roget” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Conductor Terry Dahlgren & Saxophonist & Publicist Kathleen Strecker on “A Little Night Music”, the NCSB concert on their 45th…
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Leatherback Sea Turtles
Brad and Sean speak to Nick “Stitch” Bell, a former special forces member who has recently left the service to live here in Astoria with his family. We speak of many of his experiences, such as the time one of his airborne missions went horribly wrong and he found himself stuck 100 feet up in…
Mac & Alana chat about the world’s 6th largest navy.
“Mysterious Encounters”: Three sing-songy poems are featured on today’s episode. All three depict encounters between two individuals: all three resist our efforts to make total sense of their motives and actions. We may think we know what happens between the couples, but the poems seem to run ahead of our ability to catch up to them…
Friday, January 24th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Theater Director Danyelle Tinker and Play Directors Deborah Jensen and Ryan Hull with ‘One Act Wonders’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. PAPA BOD members, Director Angela Grote & Stage Manager Jerr Harding, with Actor Liam McCaughey on ‘Dear Jack,…
Michael McCusker highlights the unfolding drama of the Trump administration, as he discusses the impending assault on birthright citizenship.
Roosevelt Elk
The wonders of fried rice, the vicissitudes of pasta.
Join our host Astronemis Ray, as she speaks with dedicated volunteers of the Astoria Riverfront Trolley; Frank Kemp, Bob Kyle, and Bill Montero. Listen in as they share insights on how the Trolley is maintained. From the intricacies of the trolley’s interior and exterior, to the up keep of the tracks and engines. Tune in…
Mac and Alana talk about Martin Luther King, Jr. And, it gets ugly when they argue about how old something must be for us to consider it “history.”
Friday, January 17th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Sara Meyer with AAUW Astoria’s presentation ‘Women Bringing Artistic Performance to Astoria’ with two local guests. Faculty advisor Kama O’Connor with news on RAIN, CCC’s literary magazine. KMUN BTS reader Bruce Williams with Murmel, Murmel, Murmel and the joys of stories…
As the inauguration approaches, Michael McCusker shares an essay entitled, “If I Were President.”
Hibernation Interrupted
Sean Davis sits down with North Coast writer and poet Jason Arias in the Clatsop Community College Library. They discuss Jason’s two books: A Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion and his new book of poetry nostraDAMus 2032. They also talk about the beauty of the North Coast and its literary scene.
A conversation with author Paul Summers about sobriety and musical healing.
Mac & Alana chat about things turning 100 this year and look at predictions for the future made in 1925. Plus, Alana complains about the price of eggs and Mac laughs when she uses an almost naughty word.
In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with members of the North Coast Paddling Club, a nonprofit dragon boat team founded in Astoria in 2024. Voices in this program: Co-founder Sheila Roley Paddler Carolyn Wells Co-founder Sande Brown The North Coast Paddling Club is the January 2025 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change…
Avian Influenza
Soup fails, and a cougar in Linda’s yard.
Alana tries to boost our ratings by bringing in some cute little kids to let you know all about wacky celebrations. Mac Burns Day might be mentioned.
Host Teresa Retzlaff speaks with Shannon Rauter, Master Gardener and Small Farms Coordinator for Clatsop County’s OSU Extension on the Clatsop County Master Gardeners program and Coastal Small Farms support.
Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on art, culture, music and local events. Guest details to follow.
Michael McCusker shares his New Years Resolutions for 2025.
Donna speaks with Mac Burns, Executive Director of the Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria. He provides updates on the CCHS Fabulous Four (museums) and learn how historical organizations and museums can help inform and ground us during rapidly changing times.
The King Tides of 2024 and 2025
A conversation with author Paul Summers about sobriety and child custody.
We’re talking today with Steve Forrester, former editor and publisher of The Astorian and the former president and CEO of the family company, EO Media Group with its two dozen newspapers and magazines across Oregon and Washington. As of November 1, EO Media Group was sold to the larger Carpenter Media Group, which operates more…
Marianne Monson sits down with Sallie Vandegrift, author and editor, for a conversation about the art of these practices as well as the world of literary arts nonprofits.